Amazon is no stranger to independent publishing drama. But when it pulled books in the past, it at least purported to have some sort of legitimate reason. In the case of High Moor 2: Moonstruck(the story of one werewolf gang's quest to keep its existence hidden and the extreme lengths to which it goes to protect its… »12/22/14 2:02pm 12/22/14 2:02pm

Amazon and publishing house Simon & Schuster have reached a multi-year deal, sources told Business Insider. This means the tides could be turning in favor of Amazon in its battle against publishers. And that means you'll likely see cheaper Simon & Schuster books on Amazon soon, though whether or not that'll be good… »10/20/14 6:32pm 10/20/14 6:32pm

Issuu has announced the release of its newly revamped digital print publishing platform, now optimized to take full advantage of iOS 8's newest features. And, from the looks of the new app, Flipboard is about to get a run for its money. »9/18/14 8:00am 9/18/14 8:00am

How neat is this? The folks at Faber & Faber, an independent publishing house in London since 1929, recently found a forgotten hand press in their archives. As it turns out, the half-century-old machine was used by the firm's most famous designer, Berthold Wolpe: they've since refurbished the relic, which is going to… »12/13/13 10:20am 12/13/13 10:20am

Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of what would be dubbed the Higgs Boson, says that he wouldn't cut it if he were entering academic science today. Keep in mind that this dude won a Nobel Prize for physics a few months ago. »12/08/13 12:01pm 12/08/13 12:01pm

Perhaps the future of newspapers is all about local distribution—very local distribution, as in a whole newspaper printed for just one coffeeshop in London. The Newspaper Club has teamed up with the Guardian to launch what they call an "algorithmic newspaper," published only for one location, its content… »12/05/13 12:20pm 12/05/13 12:20pm

Nearly a decade after it started, the lawsuit between the Authors' Guild and Google over its book-scanning program has been thrown out. This means that Google can keep digitizing millions of books for free distribution, and more importantly, that fair use is in the public's best interest. »11/14/13 12:52pm 11/14/13 12:52pm

A new anthology of Latin authors, forthcoming from the Argentinean publishers Eterna Cadencia, is being printed in such a way that each book practically demands its readers full attention and investment. »6/26/12 10:40pm 6/26/12 10:40pm

Some people still buy books—and even buy them in paper format. So Barnes & Noble's decision to block books published by Amazon is fightin' words! But how much does it matter, and who's getting hurt? »1/31/12 4:13pm 1/31/12 4:13pm

I think we can all agree that if Shakespeare had been alive in the late-80s, he would've written Choose Your Own Adventure books. So thank you, Amazon, for bringing one of mankind's greatest literary genre achievements to Kindle. »9/09/11 6:40pm 9/09/11 6:40pm

Tim Ferris, of 4 Hour [Insert Topic du Jour Here] fame, is putting out his next book through Amazon. But he's not using their self-publishing platform. He's the first writer to enter into their actual publishing stable. »8/17/11 12:03pm 8/17/11 12:03pm

Time is getting ready to push all 21 of their magazines onto every tablet they can get to. That will include the iPad, Android tablets, the Touchpad, and Nook Color. The Kindle, strangely, and Playbook, less strangely, aren't invited. »8/03/11 10:29am 8/03/11 10:29am